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Discover the oldest fossil fossil in Tibet
Archeology

Discover the oldest fossil fossil in Tibet

Scientists from the American Museum of Natural History recently said that fossils have been excavated from the oldest cat-like animal in China's Tibetan plateau.

December 17, 2018
The Tibetan Plateau advanced in stages
Archeology

The Tibetan Plateau advanced in stages

The Tibetan Plateau - the largest and highest plateau, surrounded by the highest mountains in the world - challenged geologists for a long time trying to understand how…

December 17, 2018
Heart shaped on Mars volcano
Space science

Heart shaped on Mars volcano

The images recorded from NASA's Mars probe spacecraft show a heart-shaped structure on the volcano of the red planet.

December 17, 2018
Super volcano on Mars
Space science

Super volcano on Mars

Scientists discovered super-volcanoes on Mars with the power to bury the planet in dust and rock.

December 17, 2018
The river is 1,500km long, once flowing on Mars
Space science

The river is 1,500km long, once flowing on Mars

The European Space Agency (ESA) announced on January 17 a series of incredible images showing the clear traces of a giant river that once flowed on the surface of the Re…

December 17, 2018
Accurate fall point of German satellites
Space science

Accurate fall point of German satellites

After many predictions about whether the German satellite could fall in Southeast Asia or deep in the Chinese plateau, scientists finally located the grounding position…

December 17, 2018
Mars used to have a huge ocean
Space science

Mars used to have a huge ocean

About 3.5 billion years ago, the plateaus north of Mars were covered by a giant ocean that was about one-third the size of the red planet.

December 17, 2018
Find the lost lithosphere millions of years ago
Space science

Find the lost lithosphere millions of years ago

Geographers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have identified the location of a massive mass of earthy lithosphere 15 million years ago. Thanks to the di…

December 17, 2018